Poland investigates satellite station fire as Denmark flags rising Russian risk
Poland’s deputy prime minister called the fire deliberate sabotage, but the cause remains under investigation. Denmark says a limited Russian attack on Nato is highly unlikely.
A fire at a state-owned satellite station in Wola Krobowska, central Poland, is under investigation after Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski described it as deliberate sabotage. The fire broke out on Wednesday night.
The station remains operational and carries internet traffic through Poland to countries including Ukraine. Gawkowski said it uses SpaceX systems and helps provide internet access to institutions including the Ukrainian army.
Gawkowski said the incident might fit what he called a “new Russian doctrine of attack”, but the source material provides no evidence identifying who caused the fire. Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned against calling it sabotage before there was certainty, saying “it looks bad”.
Separately, Denmark’s intelligence service expects Russia to step up hybrid warfare in the coming months. It assessed the risk of a limited Russian military attack on Nato countries as low but growing, while saying an attack remained highly unlikely.
Poland also said a Russian military helicopter briefly violated its airspace on Wednesday, prompting it to scramble fighter jets. Moscow has denied claims that it plans to attack Nato states.
